PARNDORF AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005900530003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 12, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
COUINTPY Austria
TOPIC- Parndox-! A-1 diced
1VALUATION_,.~. ti
DATE OF CONTENT -L' August 1:950
.REPORT NO.
XbATE OBTAINED- I __-DATE PREPARED ` September 1950
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1. Two Pe-2s and one single-engine biplane were par?_ed at the rarndorf (P 43/
X 77) airfield on 11 August 1950. * The following formation flew over
the fields At 8:20 a4me a formation of 84 fighters with in-line en vines
flying in two groups of 32 anc: a rear group of 20 planes, came from the
southwest and headed northeast:
Rear group of 20 plane;
Two groups of 32 planes each
At 8-,45 a.m., a formation of 54 Pe-2s, flying in groups of three, two
groups side by sided The planes came from the northeast and headed
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At 9 a.m., a formation of 20 fighters coming from the southeast and
heading northvmsts
. About 20 white tents were pitched on the edge of the field.I
* Comment. The information on the changing occupation proves that
om r ub. sswere only temporarily stationed at the Thld for train
purposes. the
bomber uni
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Comment. Since # fights of four planes and three planes were observed,
the actual organization of the bomber unit cannot be d etormined. However,
it is possible that the difference in the formations was caused by condi-
tions during; maneuvers, such as breakdown of aircraft, etc < Contrary to
the organization of bomber units in flights of three planes., which was
observed in the Soviet Zone of Germany, it was believed that the bombers
flew in flights of four in Austria. From the number of aircraft assigned
to the training bomber and fighter units it was inferred that practice was
held by one or two regiments.
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